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After watching the Warriors dismantle his Spartans 84-57 in a semifinal Thursday night, North Greene coach Jim Roesch would extend that No. 1 status beyond the confines of the 16-team bracket at Carrollton.

North Greene came back with the same full-court, full-game pressure that produced an upset of Carrollton in the quarterfinals. But with 6-1 junior Emma Baalman and 6-2 sophomore Grace Baalman displaying the athleticism that make both Division I college prospects in multiple sports, the Warriors were willing to run.

“It kind of worked to our benefit with North Greene trying to play fast,” Calhoun coach Aaron Baalman said. “Our girls do an exceptional job running the floor. Anytime you let our girls, especially the big girls, get uncontested shots, they’re going to fill the scoreboard up. … The girls wanted to run and we’ll run with about anybody.”

Calhoun committed 17 turnovers, including 12 in the first half, but the pace allowed the Baalman cousins to get easy looks in the lane and they repeatedly punished the Spartans.

Grace Baalman, a D-I prospect in basketball, softball and volleyball, made 15 of 19 shots and finished with 31 points and nine rebounds. Emma Baalman, a D-I talent in basketball and volleyball, made 14 of 16 shots and had 28 points with 15 rebounds.

“Our girls worked their rear ends off,” Roesch said. “But Calhoun’s post players are just as athletic as everybody else’s guards. I thought our posts played decently well the first half even though (Calhoun) was scoring when we were trying to front. You can’t really get down on your kids, Calhoun’s just really good.”

North Greene, which takes a 15-9 record into Saturday’s third-place game with West Central, forced a frenetic pace early and was within four points (25-21) when Destyne Powell hit a 3-pointer early in the second quarter.

But the Baalman towers, combining to score Calhoun’s first 23 points, were too much to contend with while covering baseline to baseline to offer Warriors guards comfortable options in transition.

“I feel our two big girls probably run the floor as well as any guard,” coach Baalman said. “With their length, our other girls do such a good job of finding them on the break. If a team pressures us, you can expect Grace and Emma to have a big night.”

And they did. Calhoun led 45-35 at halftime and buried the Spartans with a 29-7 run in the first seven minutes of the third quarter. Calhoun’s 80-48 lead in the opening minute of the fourth quarter triggered a running clock.

Arika Hull and Powell each scored 13 points for the Spartans, who shot 34 percent (21 of 62) from the field including 6 of 19 from 3-point range. North Greene made 15 turnovers.

Calhoun matched North Greene’s 62 shots from the field, but converted 65 percent. The Warriors were 1 of 4 from the arc and 3 of 5 from the foul line.

Ranked No. 5 in the Class 1A state poll, Calhoun is 23-2 with a winning streak that has reached 19 in a row. The Warriors will meet defending tourney champ Civic Memorial for the championship Saturday night in a rematch of the 2014 title game.

Calhoun is seeking its first Carrollton Tournament championship. The Warriors are 0-4 in four previous title shots.

“That’s a goal coming in here,” coach Baalman said of winning the tourney. “But the biggest thing we’re striving for is getting ready for the postseason and making sure we’re getting better every day. We’ve got to consistently improve as a team and be ready for February.”

The Warriors are playing without starting guard Sydney White. The junior broke her hand in a game against Carrollton earlier this month, but is expected back in the postseason.

“Having White out kind of slows us down a little bit,” Baalman said. “But I still think sky’s the limit for this team. We’ve got a couple more speeds we can hit.”